What color is #342936?

#342936 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342936?

The RGB value is 52, 41, 54: 52 red, 41 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342936?

The complementary color is #2B3629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342936?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342936 color

#342936 rgb(52, 41, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #342936 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 16.1% green and 21.2% blue (52, 41, 54).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 14% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.85:1).

#342936 color codes

HEX	`#342936`
RGB	`rgb(52, 41, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 16.1%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 14%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 24%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 24%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.29, 8, -6.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.29, 10.28, 321.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.875, 2.582, 3.836)`
Decimal	`3418422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342936, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #342936	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342936 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #342936 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342936; }
.text { color: #342936; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342936; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 41 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342936, #362932); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #342936?: #342936 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342936?: The RGB value is 52, 41, 54: 52 red, 41 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342936?: The complementary color is #2B3629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342936?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.